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WorksheetsAg chapter 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is domestication?
how animals are born
to adapt the behavior of an animal to better fit human needs.
to breed an animal based on desirable traits.
to mate animals of different breeds.
Modern cows are descendants of what two cows?
Bos taurus and Eohippus
Bos indicus and Sus Scrofa
Sus vittatus
Bos taurus and Bos indicus
What is FAT TOM?
a fat man named tom.
A phrase used within slaughterhouses to determine if an animal is ready.
A device used to help remember what conditions food born pathogens can grow.
a way to determine the thickness of meat.
What is soring?
the term describing birds flying.
the practice of using chemicals on the forelegs of a horse.
the way cows graze.
The odor of boar meat.
What is crossbreeding?
The mating of animals of two different breeds.
The mating of two different species.
Breeding animals of the same species.
Cat in The Hat!
Why is livestock so important?
To make money and create more jobs.
Gives humans a hobby.
So plants and weeds stay under control.
Dependent upon it for food, labor, and clothing
What are the two breeds of swine that American Swine comes from?
Sus vittatus and Mouflons
Sus scrofa and Sus vittatus
Eophippus and Ovis aries
Bison bison
What is a ruminant?
An animal with a four chambered heart.
A warm blooded animal.
An animal with a multi-compartment stomach.
An animal that has hair.
What is a by-product?
Any product that gets thrown out.
Any product of an animal that isn't meat.
production of a plant.
the fecal matter of a cow.
The horse evolved from a tint toed animals hat was native to where?
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
The trend in the number of sheep being raised in the United States is expected to
decrease
increase
stay the same
Cattle, swine, sheep, and goats were tamed by?
The Chinese
In the Neolithic age
By Spanish explorers
By Romans and the Greeks
The major growth of cattle herds took place in..
The Eastern part of the US
The Southern part of the US
The Midwest part of the US
In the Great Plains states
Swines were first brought to the US by...
Columbus on his second voyage
The Spanish explorer Hernado De Soto
The English colonist
French explorers
Wool has been used for clothing since?
The time of the Roman empire
Approximately 10,000-20,000 years ago
since yesterday
since the time of Babylonians
Early goat importations into the US came from
England
Spain
Switzerland
Africa
The first domestication of the horse was probably..
by the North American Indians
in Europe
In Central Asia and Persia
By the Arabs
Much of the poultry industry in the US is found in the?
Western states
Corn belt
Eastern states
Southern states
Much of the feed used by livestock...
Would be better used fro food by humans
Cannot be used for food by humans
Is raised on land needed for grain and crops
Must be imported into the US
The trend in the number of farms that raise swine in the US is expected to?
Increase
Remain the same
Decrease
The trend in the size of beef feedlot operations
is larger
is smaller
has no change
Milk is produced in how many US states
20
30
40
50
Typically retail packaged meat and poultry labels instruct consumers to handle leftovers by ?
storing in a moist container
storing in open air container
covering with a moist warm cloth until next meal
keeping food hot, refrigerating, or immediately discarding
Gelatin is made from a____ substance that gives elasticity to the connective tissues in mammals.
oleo
Carbohydrates
Collagen
fat
Most foodborne illnesses in humans are caused by
bacteria
fungi
parasites
viruses
